NEW DELHI: The Times of India bagged the first and third spots in two categories, honorary mentions in three other slots at this year’s International News Media Association (INMA) awards presented in Berlin on May 7.The first prize for Best Use of Print (Regional) went to “Thirukkural With The Times”, a weekly column in TOI’s…
New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders’ Finn Allen (PTI Photo) Finn Allen delivered a career-defining maiden IPL century to power Kolkata Knight Riders to a dominant eight-wicket win over Delhi Capitals, and after the match he opened up on the mindset shift behind his explosive turnaround. Allen smashed an unbeaten 100 off 47 balls, reaching his…
NEW DELHI: This is how justice is denied when courts go by the letter of the law and not by the spirit. A poor murder convict, who was left abandoned by family and was not given proper legal advice, challenged the trial court’s order of his conviction and life imprisonment after nine years delay in…
NEW DELHI: The West Asia conflict is pushing govt to look at a faster transition towards renewable energy, including the possibility of increasing ethanol blending in petrol from 20-25%, although in a calibrated manner. This will come along with increased refining capacity within the country, so that there is a buffer in the system and…
The Supreme Court emphasized its reluctance to direct arrests, prioritizing evidence collection and witness protection. While monitoring investigations, the bench declined to comment on the merits of the Anil Ambani Group (ADAG) case, citing past collateral damage to reputations. The CBI has filed nine FIRs totaling Rs 27,337 crore against ADAG entities. NEW DELHI: A…
The cost of crude has been averaging $105.4 a barrel so far in May. Brent crude hovered at nearly $100 a barrel on Friday, while the Indian oil basket was priced at $99.69 a barrel. The rupee cost has shot up further due to the currency weakening against the dollar. “Oil companies are purchasing costlier…
There is no registry for Huntington’s disease, a rare neurodegenerative hereditary disorder, because it is not listed as a rare disease. And without a registry to officially quantify how many suffer from it, patients and their families are struggling to get it included as a rare disease. Caught in this chicken-and-egg situation, the Huntington Disease…
MUMBAI: The prosecution failed to establish that Sohrabuddin Shaikh and his wife Kausar Bi were abducted by the Gujarat and Rajasthan police in the early hours of 23rd November 2005 from a luxury bus from a place near Jahirabad nor has it proved by any circumstantial evidence that 21 police officers were complicit in a…
NEW DELHI: When a sudden airfare hike of Rs 10,000 per pilgrim was announced in late April, it set off a wider debate over what India’s Haj pilgrims were actually paying for-and one line item that came under immediate scrutiny was a Rs 7,000 deduction for a GPS-enabled smartwatch that each of the 1.2 lakh…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Friday moved the Delhi high court against publication of AI-generated deepfake videos that show him praising Pakistan and making statements on “politically sensitive” issues, and sought protection of his personality rights. After hearing Tharoor’s submissions , Justice Mini Pushkarna issued summons to X and Meta, as well as the…